Manufacturing Lead

Bud Antle, LLC; Salinas (CA); On-site; USD 31,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Bud Antle, LLC is seeking a Manufacturing Lead in Salinas, CA to supervise and optimize production lines from processing to packaging. You will lead the team on the B Shift, ensure safety and quality, and drive efficiency across daily production tasks.

The role requires bilingual communication, strong data entry skills, and experience with Excel and inventory systems to meet yields and timelines. This is a full-time, hourly position reporting to Production Supervisor.

Qualifications

• Bilingual abilities in English and Spanish required or preferred.
• Accurate data entry and basic math skills are essential.
• Proficiency with Excel and inventory systems is expected.

Responsibilities

• Lead process and equipment setup for production to meet daily requirements.
• Direct production workforce and assign tasks based on priorities.
• Ensure safety, GMPs and quality standards on all lines.
• Coordinate changeovers, line staffing, and productivity goals.
• Maintain traceability, log daily production data, and report issues.

Skills

English proficiency

Spanish proficiency

Basic math

Data entry

Excel

FIFO knowledge

Business Central familiarity

Unit conversion

Education

High School diploma or GED

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central

Handheld scanner

Job description

Title: Manufacturing Lead

Salary Range: $27.00 hourly

Status: Non-exempt

Days/Shifts: B Shift, Monday-Saturday

Location: Salinas, CA

Reports to: Production Supervisor

GENERAL DESCRIPTION / PRIMARY PURPOSE:

Under the direction of the shift or area supervisor, lead the process and equipment setup for production in a safe environment for hourly employees, while producing a high-quality product according to daily production requirements from processing to packaging (PRDIN-PRDOUT).

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS / DUTIES OF THE POSITION:

• Ensure and motivate employees to work together to maintain quality control and high productivity levels.
• Establish good working relationships with all employees.
• Ensure that all production employees are adhering to safety, food safety, GMPs, quality, production policies and procedures.
• Direct production workforce such as but not limited to line crewing-assigning employees to different work areas/job tasks based on daily production requirements and priorities.
• Provide employees with work instructions such as, but not limited to production schedules, blend sheets, raw materials to use. Instruct employees which head items trimming technique to use. Execute proactive and reactive defect mitigation, etc.
• Responsible for the efficient execution of production orders by coordinating the changeover & splitting orders by enforcing teamwork.
• Coordinate break and lunch rotation.
• Meet and exceed all production goals, including but not limited to yields, downtime, schedule attainment, product waste and production schedule attainment.
• Complete routine reports, logs, forms assigned.
• Daily interfacing with quality assurance technicians, production machine operators and maintenance personnel on assigned production lines.
• Maintain cleanliness of production areas and in compliance with GMP and human safety policies and procedures.
• Attend and participate in training. Assign mentors to new recruits or employees in cross training as needed based on individual skills, capabilities and experiences.
• Adhere to Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) such as but not limited to seniority.
• Perform daily attendance check utilizing company provided rosters.
• Daily perform pre-operational safety inspection and submit completed paperwork to the manufacturing supervisor. Ensure that lines setup is done accordingly at the start of shift and perform inspection of work areas and equipment throughout the shift.
• Ensure materials and supplies are available to support nonstop daily line operations.
• Report any food safety/quality incidents, concerns, risks, issues to quality assurance immediately.
• Report any unsafe conditions, acts, injuries, near misses to manufacturing supervisor.
• Ensure operation of equipment by calling for repairs to maintenance.
• Operate manufacturing equipment including but not limited to blending equipment, vision sorters, automated wash/dry lines, non-powered pallet jacks, blending & packaging equipment, etc. Perform adjustments as needed to achieve premium quality with highest raw yields possible.
• Accurately consume raw materials into designated wash orders and blending lines by utilizing handheld scanner. Manually document transactions in Springmix usage log and verify that all transactions went through in business central under batch reporting. keep accurate traceability of raw product used in the blending area.
• Update freshness date during production and the execution of split orders in business central.
• Accurately receive finished product in the packing area by using a handheld scanner and keep accurate accountability of packed products. Execute corrections as needed such as but not limited to use by date errors or output errors.
• Report errors, discrepancies or any issues to supervisor as soon as possible.

JOB SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES:

• Literate in English and Spanish.
• Understand and carry out verbal and written instruction.
• Ability to read, write and interpret work related documents and written work instructions, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedures.
• Must be able to read, follow and adhere to work instructions in English and Spanish.
• Basic math skills with demonstrated ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide numbers to assure proper inventory counts and fulfillment of customer orders. Demonstrated ability to calculate proportions & yields.
• Demonstrated ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Resolve problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced-high pressure environment, collaborating with co-workers and management.
• Ability to work independently & as a team.
• Ability to suggest changes and/or highlight opportunities for process improvement.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks and changing priorities.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, bend, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to sit. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK HOUR & TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS:

Must be available to work a flexible schedule, including nights, weekends, and holidays

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION:

• High School graduate or GED equivalent from an accredited institution preferred.
• Previous experience working in a manufacturing plant preferred but not required.
• Must possess good record keeping skills, accuracy and very highly detailed oriented.
• Job requires use of equipment such as a computer, handheld scanner, and general office equipment.
• Proficiency must be demonstrated in data input and Microsoft Excel.
• Knowledge of inventory rotation procedures (FIFO).
• Basic and intermediate knowledge in Microsoft business central (manufacturing activities).
• Must be able to differentiate different units of measurement.

EEO STATEMENT: We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or on the basis of disability.

Applicants have rights under Federal Employment Laws:
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) English https://www.dol.gov/whd/regs/compliance/posters/fmlin.pdf
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Spanish https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/WHD/legacy/files/fmlasp.pdf
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/ofccpost.htm
Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA) English https://www.dol.gov/whd/regs/compliance/posters/eppac.pdf
Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA) Spanish https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/WHD/legacy/files/eppaspan.pdf
Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/VETS/legacy/files/USERRA_Private.pdf

Department: Production

This is a non-management position

This is a full-time position

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